Register of Deeds - Nick McBride

The Register of Deeds is an office established by the State Constitution as the official record keeper of legal documents pertaining to real property. These documents include Warranty Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Releases, Powers of Attorney, Liens and other miscellaneous documents designated by state law to be recorded by the Register of Deeds. The Register is elected by the people and serves a four year term. Nick McBride was elected Register of Deeds in 2018. Nick has over 28 years of service in the office.

In 1999, the Register’s office implemented a new computer imaging system for recording, indexing, storage, and retrieval of all documents. There are currently around 14 million pages of documents on file in the Register of Deeds office. With the new system, the office has the capability of putting every recorded page on an imaging system. On this system, an image of any recorded page may be called up and viewed on a screen within a matter of a few seconds. A paper copy of the instrument can be generated if necessary, as well.

The Register of Deeds records an average of about 70,000 to 80,000 documents per year, and manages around $16 - $18 million of annual revenue. The chart below shows the trend in the number of documents recorded over the past eighteen years.

Total Instruments Recorded:

Fiscal Year

Number

Fiscal Year

Number

01

93,450

10

81,325

02

106,981

11

74,759

03

121,913

12

74,625

04

120,034

13

86,738

05

106,174

14

73,737

06

110,886

15

72,357

07

107,693

16

76,752

08

98,190

17

80,131

09

86,932

18

77,849

Knox County Register of Deeds Schedule of Fees

Property Transfer Tax

$ 0.37 per $100

Mortgage Tax(1st $2,000 exempt)

0.115 per $100

For every instrument not exceeding two (2) pages, except UCCs, Maps, Charters and LLCs

10.00 minimum

For each additional page recorded on such instruments above 2 pages

5.00 per page

For each additional release

5.00 per release

For each additional assignment

5.00 per assignment

For Plat Maps

15.00

For Charters, or other documents of incorporation already on file with the Secretary of State, not to exceed five (5) pages

5.00

For each additional page above 5 (for Charters, LLC’s)

0.50

For each non-UCC document, an additional fee of

2.00

For any instrument requiring the receipt of transfer tax or mortgage tax, an additional

Recording fees are initially retained by the Register’s office, which pays all of its payroll expenses out of its own collections. The remainder is remitted to the Knox County General fund on a quarterly basis, to benefit schools and other vital projects. The County fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

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